One 100 free to go in set. Two open lanes.(no lane lines in pool) Noodler comes over to stand in my lane to talk with friend. Pool is set at 85 degrees cause all the noodlers say it is to cold otherwise. I complain to guard, am told, "well there are a lot more of them then there are lap swimmers" Wont be if they keep this up. UGH! :frustrated:
Switch to fly. They all move out of the way. Works every time!
Not in my pool. I normally practice with a team but occasionally go to open swim time. One of these rare days was last week. I was swimming a workout from my coach that was all IM - swim, drill, kick, etc. I just finished a 50 of fly and am on the wall on the interval for the backstroke when this sweet woman, about my age, asks if she can join me. I told her she could but I was doing a lot of fly and might not enjoy it. Mind you, there are 7 other lanes of open swimming and I was by far the fastest person in the pool. She got in another lane and I noticed later that she would kick half the length and then have to hold on to the lane lines to rest. After seeing that I was even more glad she didn't get in my lane. I would have hit her with my fly!
A friend of mine is a noodle teacher at my current off-days pool. The water temp is normally 81-82 degrees at this pool. She told me that noodler pools who consistantly keep their water temperature at 88 or above receive significant grant money and a special designation from the Arthritis Association.
Maybe this is why numerous pools keep their water so warm for the noodler's.
Can someone explain to me why noodlers are even in the water? It seems they would get a better workout just standing on the deck doing the same exercises.
One of the funnier things I had happen was when I was in a lane next to a class and my hand on recovery throws a bit of water on a woman (perfectly dry hair) - not intentionally. She gets so upset with me next time past she splashes some water on me. Now I'm not talking a kid kind of splash. It was a dainty flick of the back of a finger splash from 5 feet away. Not sure what that was suppose to do.
Many noodler's have arthritis or some other joint related ailment that causes pain when they participate in weight bearing land-based exercise. I've also noticed noodler classes tend to be popular with obese folks wanting to work out.
Can someone explain to me why noodlers are even in the water? It seems they would get a better workout just standing on the deck doing the same exercises.
One of the funnier things I had happen was when I was in a lane next to a class and my hand on recovery throws a bit of water on a woman (perfectly dry hair) - not intentionally. She gets so upset with me next time past she splashes some water on me. Now I'm not talking a kid kind of splash. It was a dainty flick of the back of a finger splash from 5 feet away. Not sure what that was suppose to do.
Wow! I'm glad the noodle craze hasn't hit us yet. We do have floaters and an occasional water runner but they don't band together, play bad music and get in the way. Noodles are great items. Perfect for whacking/jabbing at kids, blowing water at targets (hollow ones only) and relaxing on while floating in the deep end... of your BACK YARD pool. I wouldn't be caught dead exercising with one in a public place and from the sound of it I might just end up that way if i tried :).
I was in a lane next to a class and my hand on recovery throws a bit of water on a woman (perfectly dry hair) - not intentionally. She gets so upset with me next time past she splashes some water on me. Now I'm not talking a kid kind of splash. It was a dainty flick of the back of a finger splash from 5 feet away. Not sure what that was suppose to do. I try to have clean exits and clean entries. Never have I splashed a noodler and I have been 12 inches away from them. I suggest you swim with clean exits and clean entries. Please do not splash those poor noodlers they do have rights.
Switch to fly. They all move out of the way. Works every time!
That doesn't work at my pool. On several occasions they have put their bodies right in front of my butterfly-ing self. Really irks me if I am sprinting. I am willing to clear out of the pool when it's time for their class to start, but 10 minutes beforehand, I should still be able to finish my workout.
I try to have clean exits and clean entries. Never have I splashed a noodler and I have been 12 inches away from them. I suggest you swim with clean exits and clean entries. Please do not splash those poor noodlers they do have rights.
While I'm sure that's a nice goal, I don't complain when their bobbing up and down creates tsunami conditions.
Many noodler's have arthritis or some other joint related ailment that causes pain when they participate in weight bearing land-based exercise. I've also noticed noodler classes tend to be popular with obese folks wanting to work out.
I can understand the usefulness of water aerobics for that purpose, but what the heck is the noodle for? i've even seen them paddling around on them.
Can someone explain to me why noodlers are even in the water? It seems they would get a better workout just standing on the deck doing the same exercises.
A noodle workout may be the most appropriate intensity that some of the participants should exercise at. It can be suitable for cardiac patients, those with balance problems, some orthopedic injuries, back problems, those who have been totally inactive and are very unfit, etc.
My mom enjoyed her noodle class until her mid-70's when her knee arthritis made it too painful to walk from the car to the pool. Some of her classmates needed walkers to get around.
There's a reason my health club pool is only 3-1/2 feet deep. Most of the members don't know how to swim based on the ones that actually get in the pool. The pool is mostly empty except during the noodle class. (The adjoining hot tub gets plenty of use.)
